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| 14-year-old Muslim schoolboy Ahmed Mohamed arrested after taking homemade clock to school | |
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| A teenager has been arrested and could face charges of making a hoax bomb after his teachers thought his homemade clock looked like an explosive device. | A teenager has been arrested and could face charges of making a hoax bomb after his teachers thought his homemade clock looked like an explosive device. |
| Ahmed Mohamed, 14, from Irving, Texas, made the clock - a circuit board and power supply wired to a digital display stuffed inside a hologram case – and bought it into school to show his engineering teacher. | Ahmed Mohamed, 14, from Irving, Texas, made the clock - a circuit board and power supply wired to a digital display stuffed inside a hologram case – and bought it into school to show his engineering teacher. |
| Ahmad’s engineering teacher said the clock was “nice” but advised him against showing anyone, the Dallas Morning News reported. | Ahmad’s engineering teacher said the clock was “nice” but advised him against showing anyone, the Dallas Morning News reported. |
| It was then confiscated during his English lesson because the alarm kept beeping. He told the outlet that his teacher said: “It looks like a bomb. I told her, ‘It doesn’t look like a bomb to me.’” | It was then confiscated during his English lesson because the alarm kept beeping. He told the outlet that his teacher said: “It looks like a bomb. I told her, ‘It doesn’t look like a bomb to me.’” |
| Later that day, he was taken out of his class by the principal and questioned by five police officers before being taken to a juvenile detention centre where he had his fingerprints taken. Mohamed, from the ninth grade, was suspended from school. | Later that day, he was taken out of his class by the principal and questioned by five police officers before being taken to a juvenile detention centre where he had his fingerprints taken. Mohamed, from the ninth grade, was suspended from school. |
| He said he was unable to contact his parents during the questioning. In a video from the Dallas Morning News, he said the incident made him feel like he “wasn’t a human”, but a “criminal”. | He said he was unable to contact his parents during the questioning. In a video from the Dallas Morning News, he said the incident made him feel like he “wasn’t a human”, but a “criminal”. |
| Irving Independent School District Spokesperson Lesley Weaver issued the following statement, NBC-DFW reported: “We always ask our students and staff to immediately report if they observe any suspicious items and/or suspicious behaviour… We will always take necessary precautions to protect our students and keep our school community as safe as possible.” | Irving Independent School District Spokesperson Lesley Weaver issued the following statement, NBC-DFW reported: “We always ask our students and staff to immediately report if they observe any suspicious items and/or suspicious behaviour… We will always take necessary precautions to protect our students and keep our school community as safe as possible.” |
| The boy’s father and attorneys planned to meet with the police chief and principal on Wednesday, WFAA reported. | The boy’s father and attorneys planned to meet with the police chief and principal on Wednesday, WFAA reported. |
| Police spokesperson James McLellan told Dallas Morning News: “We have no information that he claimed it was a bomb. He kept maintain it was a clock, but there was no broader explanation. It could reasonable be mistaken as a device if left in a bathroom or under a car. The concern was what was this thing built for? Do we take him into custody?” | Police spokesperson James McLellan told Dallas Morning News: “We have no information that he claimed it was a bomb. He kept maintain it was a clock, but there was no broader explanation. It could reasonable be mistaken as a device if left in a bathroom or under a car. The concern was what was this thing built for? Do we take him into custody?” |
| The Council of American-Islamic Relations said it was investigating the incident. | The Council of American-Islamic Relations said it was investigating the incident. |